Engle
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See also: engle
English
Proper noun
Engle
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Sierra County, New Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- (historical) Synonym of Angle (“member of the tribe of Angles”)
- 1907, Joseph Pomeroy Widney, The Old World, page 255:
- The Engle or English man absorbed the Saxon, absorbed the Jute, but himself remained English.
Anagrams
German
Proper noun
Engle m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engles or (with an article) Engle, feminine genitive Engle, plural Engles or Engle)
- a surname
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *angliz. The name is possibly derived from angol (“fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz, referring to either the Angles' habitat on the Jutland coast, shaped like a fishhook, or the Angles' probable occupation as fishermen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Engle m pl
Declension
Declension of ' (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Engle |
| accusative | — | Engle |
| genitive | — | Engla |
| dative | — | Englum |
Synonyms
- Angelseaxan (rare)